24 Common Pro-NUN-ciation Mistakes
- Wai Hnin Oo
- May 13, 2018
- 1 min read
*A phone call between friends*
A: Hey, let’s get FUH later!
B: Huh? What did you say?
A: FUH! Let’s get FUH!
B: What?
A: FUH! FUH for food!
B: Huh for food? Huh?
A gives up and sends a picture:
B: Oh! You mean, PHOH?
A: No, FUH. It’s pronounced FUH.
B: I don’t believe you.
B googles “pronunciation of pho”... B hangs head in shame.
FYI, I was B.
Hence I gathered a list of commonly mispronounced words to enlighten other unaware individuals. Please don’t feel bad if you’ve been using the wrong pronunciations since forever. They can always be corrected!
Now, let’s correct our mistakes together!
1. Pronunciation
It’s pro-NUN-ciation, not pro-NOUN-ciation.
2. Valet
It’s va-LEY, not va-LET.
3. San Jose
It’s San HOH-ZAY, not San JOH-ZAY.
4. Chipotle
It’s tchee-POHT-lay (American) or tchee-POT-leh (Mexican).
5. Dr. Seuss
It’s Doctor SOICE, not SUESS.
6. Restaurant
It’s RES-tau-rant, not res-TOR-rant.
7. Status
It’s STAY-tus, not STA-tus.
8. Sorbet
It’s SAWR-bit or sawr-BEY.
9. Pilates
It’s pi-LAH-teex, not pi-LATES.
10. Poem
It’s POH-uhm, not po-yem.
11. Asthma
It’s AZ-mah, not AS-the-ma.
12. Wednesday
It’s WENZ-day, not wed-nes-day.
13. Lingerie
It’s lahn-zhuh-REY, not lin-jer-ree.
14. Breakfast
It’s BREK-fast, not BREAK-fast.
15. Monk
It’s MUHNGK/MUNK, not MONK.
16. Dengue
It’s DENG-gee, not deng.
17. Coupon
It’s KOO-pon or KYOO-pon.
18. Bouquet
It’s boh-KEY, not boh-qwhet.
19. Steak
It’s STEYK, not steek.
20. Engineer
It’s en-juh-NEER, not in-juh-neer.
21. Genre
It’s ZHAHN-ruh, not gen-ruh.
22. Cuisine
It’s kwi-ZEEN, not coo-zeen.
23. Crépe
It’s KREYP, not creep.
24. Jewelry
It’s JOOL-ree, not jeh-wel-ree.
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